Football FA semi-finals at Wembley

Aslan


Joined: 23/06/2008
Posts: 757

Message Posted:
20/03/2009 11:41

I remember as a teenager my delight in trips to Wembley to watch the Everton of the eighties in FA cup and Milk cup action.

Now the greedy FA want to host the FA cup semi-finals at wembley to increse there coffers, personally I think that playing the semi's at wembley discredits the final, surely Villa Park, Anfield and the Manchester City stadiums would be better venues for both the toffees and the devils to travel, and if that was the case then the Chelsea and Arsenal would have to play at Whiteheart lane or even the Majestic stadium.

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
20/03/2009 11:58

Good point but this is the only way Arsenal will get to play at Wembley,lol.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7clGDhkSIw



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dodger



Joined: 29/07/2007
Posts: 1895

Message Posted:
20/03/2009 12:14

Asian,

Excellent post totally agree with you,

Paul.

kavenkoy


Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 1787

Message Posted:
20/03/2009 12:29

agree aslan



£45 ticket ,trip to the smoke ,ripped off for a slice of pizza at £7 and 4hrs each way .....nice



kav

Kibris


Joined: 07/11/2007
Posts: 372

Message Posted:
20/03/2009 12:49

I disagree here....you need to give as many fans as possible a chance to watch...ok all the armchair fans come out of the woodwork...but so what... gives us norvern munkeys a weekend away wiv the bird!

Aslan


Joined: 23/06/2008
Posts: 757

Message Posted:
20/03/2009 13:49

Recession hit England and they expect the lads from up north to fork out and feed the pockets of the FA (twice), and the kids who want to experience the semi-final and go to school the next day will be exhausted, if the FA want to encourage youngsters to carry on going to stadiums to watch their beloved club they should not be screwing the parnets out of hard earnt cash, the stadium will be empty of Manc's and Scousers and full of visiting Middle East and Asian tourists this is not good for English footbal or it's supporters.

The FA have proved their failings in producing a national stadium on time and within budget and now expect the true supporters of English football to foot the bill. If the AIG executives can not get away with it, then the same should be said about the FA Chairman and his money grabbing cronnies.

dodger



Joined: 29/07/2007
Posts: 1895

Message Posted:
20/03/2009 14:42

Kibris,

You must love being ripped off mate,

Paul.

Kibris


Joined: 07/11/2007
Posts: 372

Message Posted:
20/03/2009 15:25

not at all dodger.... i just think the Wembley exerience is second to none....(based on my visits to the old place)

In '93 I went there 4 times in 6 weeks following my beloved Wednesday!

Granted we ended up with bugger all....and i dread to think of the cost....but I loved every minute of it.... the weekends in Brighton and Southend... fair enough it might not have been the same if i had lived down south!